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March 28, 2020 No Responses

Americans To get $1,200 Each As Trump Signs Historic $2.2tri Financial Stimulus Bill

President Donald Trump on Friday signed the $2.2 trillion (N827 trillion) financial stimulus package to cushion the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States. This came hours after the country’s House of Representatives approved the bipartisan bill,...

March 27, 2020 No Responses

US Overtakes China With Most Coronavirus Cases

The United States now has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 85,500 positive tests. According to the latest figures collated by Johns Hopkins University, the US has overtaken China (81,782 cases) and Italy (80,589)...

March 14, 2020 No Responses

Catholic Church Cancels All Public Masses

Chicago Catholic Archdiocese, United States of America will stop holding masses starting this weekend and is closing its schools as a precaution to contain the spread of the coronavirus. Cardinal Blase Cupich announced on Friday that mass will be suspended...

March 1, 2020 No Responses

US Confirms First Coronavirus Death

The US has reported its first death from the new coronavirus, in the north-west state of Washington. Officials said the patient was a man in his 50s with underlying health conditions. President Donald Trump said more cases were “likely” but...

January 4, 2020 No Responses

Oil Prices Jump After Iranian General Killed By US

Oil prices have risen sharply after the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq. Analysts warned the action could escalate tensions in the region and affect global oil production. The price of Brent crude jumped by more than 3%...

December 19, 2019 No Responses

Trump Becomes Third President To Be Impeached

Trump is impeached, becoming third US president to face Senate trial Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether...

October 22, 2019 No Responses

U.S-Nigeria Trade Council Faults $3b Power Sector Loan

The U.S.-Nigeria Trade Council has advised the Federal Government to stop taking fresh loans, pointing out that the country “can’t afford it any longer”. Reacting to the proposed $3billion power sector loan from the World Bank, the council explaine...

September 21, 2019 No Responses

WFE Explains Proposal On Registration, Alternative Compliance For Non-U.S. Derivatives

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) has published a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) concerning two proposals that stand to impact the supervision of non-US central counterparties (CCPs) – namely, its Proposal on the Registration...

August 29, 2019 No Responses

Nigeria Reduces Visa Fee For US Citizens

The Interior Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has approved reduction in Visa charges payable by U.S. citizens in line with reciprocity policy as recommended by a committee set up to conduct due diligence. The minister, who announced this in a statement...

June 23, 2019 No Responses

Osinbajo Leaves For United States

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be visiting the United States where he will be meeting with his US counterpart, Mr. Mike Pence, and other key groups and interests in the country. Ahead of his meeting with the US Vice President...

May 21, 2019 No Responses

Ford Sacks 7,000 Workers

The management of Ford has announced it will cut 7,000 jobs globally by the end of August in an effort to save costs. Under the arrangement, the company will reduce Ford’s salaried workforce by 10% and will be made through...

December 10, 2018 No Responses

US Imports Hit Two Million Containers In One Month

Imports at the major retail container ports in the US have set another record reaching 2 million containers in a single month as retailers continued to bring merchandise into the country ahead of a now-postponed increase in tariffs on goods from...

September 23, 2018 No Responses

US Postpones Deportation Of Deaf Nigerian Immigrant

The United States immigration officials have postponed the deportation of a deaf immigrant from Nigeria in the U.S. illegally. The Detroit Free Press reports that 48-year-old Francis Anwana and his attorneys met with Immigration and Customs Enforcement offic...

August 19, 2018 No Responses

Buhari Mourns Kofi Annan

President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the government and people of Ghana over the passing of former UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, in the early hours of Aug. 18. A statement issued by Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser...